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Szechuan (Sichuan) Province is in the south central part of China, and is an important economic power in the country. The capital is Chengdu. In the early 20th Century it, along with Tibet, was made a special administrative district, acknowledging the dominance of non-Han Chinese people in the region. The Szechuan mint with modern equipment opened in 1898 with machinery brought from New Jersey, USA. Another mint was opened in Chungking in 1905.

The specimen shown was lot 21718 in the Ponterio sale 165 (Hong Kong, April 2012), where it sold for US$3585. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "CHINA. Szechuan. 10 Cash, CD (1909). 己酉”川”字度支部大清銅幣十文。 NGC MS-63. Ex: Abner Snell Collection."

''Recorded mintage:'' 231,930,000 (all varieties).

''Specification:''  brass.
 
''Catalog reference:'' Y-20T.1a; CCC-411; Duan-1878.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* Kann, Eduard. ''Illustrated Catalog of Chinese Coins, Vol. 1 of 3''. Bronx, NY: Ishi Press International, 2006.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, ''The April 2012 Hong Kong Auction in Kowloon,'' Irvine, CA: Stacks-Bowers, LLC, 2012.

''Links to:''
* [[Szechuan (1898-1908) 10 cents Y-235|(1898-1908) 10 cents Y-235]]
* [[Szechuan (1898-1908) 20 cents Y-236|(1898-1908) 20 cents Y-236]]
* [[Szechuan (1901-08) dollar Y-238|(1901-1908) $1 Y-238]]
* [[Szechuan (1901-08) dollar Y-238.1|(1901-1908) $1 Y-238.1]]
* [[Szechuan (1901-08) dollar Y-238.3|(1901-1908) $1 Y-238.3]]
* [[Szechuan (1909) 10 cash Y-20t.1|(1909) 10 cash Y-20t.1]]
* [[Szechuan (1909) 20 cash Y-21t.2|(1909) 20 cash Y-21t.2]]
* [[Szechuan (1909-11) 10 cents Y-240|(1909-11) 10 cents Y-240]]
* [[Szechuan (1909-11) dollar Y-243.1|(1909-1911) $1 Y-243.1]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1909]]
* return to [[China, Szechuan Province]]

[[Category:Selections from Ponterio sale 165]]